Newsmakers Journal responds with a lame excuse

It has come to our attention that a disgruntled, long-shot Republican candidate for the 4th District Congressional seat is unfairly disparaging tonight’s NEWSMAKERS Live political forum and the credibility of its ownership team by falsely reporting and blogging that she has been excluded from the event because of her race!

Nothing could be further from the truth. There was never any effort to make this a “black only” affair, as has been alleged by the candidate and her supporters. This forum was conceived and set in motion back in April based on Congressman Johnson’s schedule and the candidates we were then aware of in the race. The candidate in question was not on our radar screen at the time, and has been alarmingly indignant and combative when we explained that the lineup was set for tonight, but that another Republicans-only forum is planned for the very near future.

Despite numerous conversations, and an invitation to attend tonight’s event and be recognized, the caustic candidate continues to condemn and berate Newsmakers Live/Journal in what appears to be a publicity ploy designed to garner her needed name recognition.

In the past candidates have underestimated “NEWSMAKERS” reach and political impact, much to their chagrin. Some choose not to show up and answer our piercing and pertinent questions, while others – in a futile effort to enhance their candidacy — falsely accuse us of wrongdoing or racism in our journalistic efforts to enlighten the African American community.

Yeah, I’m calling BS on that. Today is June 2nd. Qualifying ended on April 30th (Liz Carter qualified on Monday, April 26, 2010). Whether or not her candidacy is a long-shot is irrelevant. She’s been in the race for awhile. I’ve seen her campaign signs in the district for some time now.

Newsmakers Journal has little excuse for excluding Carter from participation in this event if they are truly interested in keeping voters informed, which would be hard to do since they admit that the didn’t do due-diligence to make sure all candidates were included.

Now we’re up to 3 Liz Carter posts today at PP. Wonder how well that will work for her. Especially when she comes off sounding whiny about her being white. Poor little sorority sister, not invited to the party. Boo hoo.

I’m still laughing about this. Now establishment GOPers how does it feel to have one of you candidates excluded??? Remember Chapman being excluded from the debate a couple of weeks ago??? There was not a lot of fuss over him being UNINVITED!!!

If any of you had actually been paying attention to this race you would know that Liz has been willing to go anywhere at any time to meet voters and talk to groups that have previously had no interest in hearing from a Republican. She has reached out to Log Cabin Republicans and recently was a guest at an NAACP meeting. Of course, the Morehouse endorsement has already been discussed.

I live in the 7th but have had the opportunity to get to know Liz, her husband, her staff and many of her volunteers since she got into this race and can say she is anything but a “whiny poor little sorority sister” who is trying to manufacture an issue when one does not exist.

Newsmakers Journal can have anyone they want to their forum tonight. Just as it was FreedomWorks and The Beacon’s right to have anyone they dang well pleased to their events. But they can not expect people to sit by and not take issue with them when they attempt to back peddle and make excuses after they are called out for changing the rules in the middle of the game.

Ms. Carter has indeed spent time to get out and know folks in the 4th, to her credit. As well, she acknowledged that other debate attendees expressed their ‘dismay’ over this incident. The incumbent chose not to appear, to his credit. In other words, everyone running or sitting in office, feels this matter was handled poorly, and spoke out.

Seems the egg is on the faces of the organizers, and not Ms. Carter, other candidates, or the incumbent. I’d say this was good call to make this public, and not some sort of well orchestrated plan for earned media.

That Mr. Randall finds stories like this doesn’t make them any less egregious, tacky, racist, and wrong.

Byte, if Maynard did not say it, I gotta believe Mr. Welcome did not try to make Ms. Carter feel welcome. In my opinion, the last comment on the Jones/Stokes tape showed Mr. Welcome as an unprofessional lout in an ostentatious Polo shirt

Says Mr. Welcome, “I am the one payin’ for this s**t” and then drops the F-Bomb. In my opinion, anyone with any ‘street’ in ‘em can see those two are all about ‘their take.’

Those two are what is so wrong with your Party, mate. They are prime examples of ‘what’s our cut’ Dems. And just so we are perfectly clear, that pathetic mentality is not a function of skin color.

Only party I have is the one where there’s only a little booze left over in the morning.

As for whether she was made to feel welcome… who cares? Just those who like her. Otherwise, it’s a giant “don’t care” by a candidate trying to make a name for herself when no one will pay attention to her by yelling “racist” in an crowded theater. If a black Dem candidate in the 9th made the same claim, how do you think it would be handled out here?

No prob. Just wanted to make it clear for the casual “us vs. them” observer that the only party I grace with my favor is a party that has enough booze to make it through the evening. Political parties? I think they’re a blight on humanity right up there with “corporate” religion (as a minister I know calls organized religion).